2009年12月24日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Elections


Senate OK's health care bill in victory for Obama (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 06:12 PM PST

Victoria Kennedy, widow of Sen. Ted Kennedy hugs Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 24,2009, as Sen. Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn, looks on at center, after the Senate passed the health care reform bill. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - In an epic struggle settled at dawn, the Democratic-controlled Senate passed health care legislation Thursday, a triumph for President Barack Obama that clears the way for compromise talks with the House on a bill to reduce the ranks of the uninsured and rein in the insurance industry.


Senate 'Liberal Lion' remembered in health debate (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 05:56 PM PST

Victoria Reggie Kennedy, widow of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, greets Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., as Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, looks on following a 60-40 cloture vote which is the first step on passing a health care bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - The memory of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy loomed over the Senate on Thursday when his weary colleagues moved his life's work, health care reform, to the brink of reality.


Obama makes Christmas calls to US troops (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 06:03 PM PST

President Barack Obama reaches to shake hands before boarding Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama says he personally delivered a holiday message to a few members of the U.S. military.


War zone pregnancy punishments being dropped (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 05:09 PM PST

AP - A recent military policy that added pregnancy to the list of reasons a soldier could be disciplined in a war zone will be rescinded by a new order drafted by the top U.S. commander in Iraq.

Senate passes historic health bill (Politico)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 04:19 AM PST

Politico - After months of blown deadlines and political near-death experiences, a sweeping health care reform bill cleared the Senate on Thursday on a party-line vote, putting President Barack Obama within reach of a domestic policy achievement that has eluded Democrats for decades.

Obamas salute military in their Christmas message (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 06:08 PM PST

President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and daughters Sasha and Malia, walk on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 24,2009, towards Marine One helicopter as they left the White House in Washington to spend Christmas and New Years Day in Hawaii. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama offered Christmas wishes to the nation on Thursday, including a special thanks for the U.S. military. They urged Americans to help support military families this holiday season.


USDA announces signup for disaster program (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 11:46 AM PST

AP - Farmers hurt by bad weather last year will soon be able to sign up for aid under a federal disaster program.

Congress raises debt ceiling to $12.4 trillion (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 02:44 PM PST

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, in November 2009. US President Barack Obama's Democratic congressional allies hope to vote next week on raising the US debt ceiling, Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)AP - The Senate voted Thursday to raise the ceiling on the government debt to $12.4 trillion, a massive increase over the current limit and a political problem that President Barack Obama has promised to address next year.


Obama asked to halt wild-horse roundup in Nevada (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 06:07 PM PST

AP - Sheryl Crow and other wild-horse advocates on Thursday called on President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to block a major roundup of mustangs set to begin Monday in Nevada.

Yemen strikes al-Qaida chiefs in US-aided assault (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 06:05 PM PST

Map locates Shabwa province, where Yemeni forces struck a series of suspected al-Qaida hideouts ThursdayAP - Yemen's military hit suspected al-Qaida hideouts for the second time in a week, killing at least 30 militants in a remote area of the country — a fragmented, unstable nation the U.S. fears could turn into an Afghanistan-like refuge for the terrorist network.


Obamas arrive in Hawaii for vacation (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 06:11 PM PST

President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. The President and his family are flying to Hawaii for vacation. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - President Barack Obama has arrived in Hawaii for a holiday vacation in the state where he lived as a child.


Senior US senator promises vote on new Iran sanctions (AFP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 04:03 PM PST

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid enters his office at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Reid pledged Thursday to move forward to a vote legislation allowing President Barack Obama to sanction companies that export gasoline to Iran.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win Mcnamee)AFP - US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pledged Thursday to move forward to a vote legislation allowing President Barack Obama to sanction companies that export gasoline to Iran.


Marine security zone around Obama vacation home (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 01:36 PM PST

AP - The U.S. Coast Guard is setting up a security zone in the waters off President Barack Obama's vacation home on Oahu.

Parties risk it all on health care reform (Politico)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 01:18 PM PST

Snow falls at the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington December 19, 2009. The U.S. Senate was poised to approve President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul on Thursday. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstPolitico - As health care legislation staggered erratically through Congress this year, something happened to the biggest domestic policy debate of a generation.


Ex-aides to Japan's PM charged in funding scandal (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 11:15 AM PST

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009. Hatoyama apologized after two of his former aides were charged with making false financial reports Thursday, but refused to step down, saying he did not know about the dubious money. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Two former aides to Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama were charged Thursday with falsifying reports of campaign contributions — dashing the promise of the leader who vowed to usher in a new, cleaner era in the country's politics.


Fewer Katrina, Rita trailers but challenges left (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 11:11 AM PST

This Dec. 23, 2009 photo shows a FEMA trailer standing outside the home of Byron Mercier in Gentilly in New Orleans. Nearly 1,600 families in Louisiana and Mississippi remain in government-supplied trailers and mobile homes more than four years after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. (AP Photo/Cheryl Gerber)AP - Nearly 1,600 families in Louisiana and Mississippi remain in government-supplied trailers and mobile homes more than four years after hurricanes Katrina and Rita.


Obama hails Senate passage of health care bill (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 11:08 AM PST

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009, after the Senate passed  the health care reform bill. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - President Barack Obama has hailed Senate passage of an historic health care bill, saying the government is now "finally poised to deliver on the promise" of overhauling a troubled system.


Registration rules set for makers of baby products (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 08:41 AM PST

AP - The government is requiring the manufacturers of products for infants and toddlers to create programs for keeping in touch with people who own cribs, strollers, changing tables and other items.

US Senate passes 'historic' health reform bill (AFP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 12:00 PM PST

US President Barack Obama speaks about the passage of health care reform legislation by the US Senate in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Senators voted 60-39 in favor of the legislation to remake the US health care system.(AFP/Saul Loeb)AFP - Senators gave President Barack Obama a huge political boost on Thursday by passing a sweeping remake of the US health care system that aims to extend coverage to 31 million uninsured Americans.


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